Zhongshan, China
Foraminifera Sculpture Park
Unusual outdoor collection of sculptures.
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Zhongshan, China
Unusual outdoor collection of sculptures.
Shanghai, China
This theme park presents 5,000 years of Shanghai history and includes a "sunken" exhibition hall.
Shanghai, China
A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.
Naqu, Tibet
At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.
Fuling, China
This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.
Zigong, China
China's monumental dinosaur museum featuring an open dig site.
Guangzhou, China
Man-made waterfall is the tallest in Mainland China.
Jiangyin, China
The so-called "Richest Village In China" is either a model Communist town or a dystopian sham.
Beijing, China
An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.
Bozhou, China
The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.
Tulufan Shi, China
Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.
Dongguan, China
One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.
Jiayuguan, China
The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.
Hangzhou, China
In its continuing quest to recreate famous parts of the world in miniature, China now has its own ghost Paris.
Huizhou, China
A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.
Zhuhai Shi, China
This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.
Yinchuan, China
China's beehive-shaped pyramids house the remains of a lost kingdom.
Tulufan Diqu, China
The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.
Wuxi Shi, China
A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.
Shanghai, China
This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.
Tangshan, China
A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.
Chongqing, China
Comprised of thousands of cave temple carvings this cornucopia of ancient Chinese stone art is unrivaled anywhere in the world.
Guangzhou, China
A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.
Alxa, China
No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.